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Experts to Discuss Wage Gap Issues in Colorado

The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)-Denver Office will host a community forum with a panel of experts for a serious discussion on how unfair pay impacts Colorado. The free event will take place on Thursday, April 21, 2011 at the Hilton Garden Inn-Downtown Denver, 1400 Welton Street. The forum will run from 9:00 am – noon. 
April 20, 2011

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EEOC Sues Marine Services Company for Labor Trafficking, Discrimination

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit today against Signal International, LLC, charging that the Gulf of Mexico marine services company violated federal law by subjecting a class of approximately 500 Indian employees to human labor trafficking and a hostile work environment.
April 20, 2011

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Walmart to Pay $440,000 to Settle EEOC Suit for Harassment of Latinos

Sam's Club, the wholesale chain store owned and operated by Walmart, will pay $440,000 and furnish other relief to settle a national origin harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
April 14, 2011

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Walmart Pagará $440,000 Para Satisfacer Una Demanda De EEOC Por Acoso A Latinos

Sam's Club, la cadena de tiendas al mayoreo propiedad y operada por Walmart, pagará $440,000 y proveerá otros remedios para satisfacer una demanda nacional de acoso por origen nacional entablada por la Comisión Federal de Equidad de Oportunidad en el Empleo (EEOC), anunció el día de hoy la agencia federal.
April 14, 2011

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EEOC Sues Owner Of 42 McDonald's Restaurants For Sexual Harassment And Retaliation

The McDonald's restaurant in Reedsburg, Wis. , owned and operated by Missoula Mac, Inc., violated federal civil rights laws by permitting male employees to create a hostile work environment of sexual harassment against female employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed this morning in federal district court in Madison, Wis.
April 13, 2011

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Adam Brothers Farming Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment And Retaliation Suit

Adam Brothers Farming, Inc., a farm in Santa Maria, Calif., that harvests and cans vegetables, will pay $27,500 and furnish other relief to settle a federal sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of a teen Latina female, the agency announced today.
April 7, 2011

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EEOC Sues Gannett Companies For Disability Discrimination

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against Gannett Company, Inc. and Gannett Media Technologies, Inc. charging the companies with firing an employee because she had a disability.
April 7, 2011

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Malcolm Medley Appointed Director of EEOC'S Miami District Office

Jacqueline A. Berrien, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), has appointed Malcolm Medley, a veteran civil rights attorney, as district director of the EEOC's Miami District Office, which also oversees offices in Tampa, Fla., and San Juan, P.R.
April 6, 2011

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Workers with Intellectual Disabilities Abused by Texas-Based Company for Years, EEOC Charges

Hill County Farms, doing business as Henry's Turkey Service ("Henry's Turkey") subjected a group of 31 men with intellectual disabilities to severe abuse and discrimination for more than 20 years, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today in Davenport, Iowa. The company is based in Goldthwaite, Texas, but the work and abuse occurred in West Liberty and Atalissa, Iowa.
April 6, 2011

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Evergreen Golf Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

A Glendale, Ariz., golf club violated federal law by disciplining and then firing an employee on the basis of his disability and in retaliation for his discrimination complaint, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
April 6, 2011

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Brooks County, Texas Sued by EEOC for Retaliation

Brooks County, Texas violated federal law by retaliating against a secretary in the treasurer's office because she had filed an age discrimination charge and lawsuit two years ago, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
March 31, 2011

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Clinton Township Painting Company Sued For Retaliation

A Clinton Township, Mich., industrial painting company illegally retaliated against a journeyman painter by terminating him for complaining about a supervisor's use of the "N-word," the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
March 31, 2011

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Arkansas Baptist College Settles EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit

Arkansas Baptist College (ABC), a historically black college in Little Rock, will pay $20,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for retaliation, the agency announced today.
March 31, 2011